There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the V-League table so far. Here's the Ho Chi Minh City - Hoang Anh Gia Lai latest:
Ho Chi Minh City and Hoang Anh Gia Lai should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Ho Chi Minh City form and stats
3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats. That’s what Ho Chi Minh City, who have the most scored goals (23) in V-League, have to build on here in the V-League.
In their previous game, the manager H. Jung led his Minh to a defeat in the V-League match away at Than Quang Ninh. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here. A 0-0 draw away before that, with Sai Gon the opponent.
A decent goal production from Ho Chi Minh City in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 7 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai form and stats
Hoang Anh Gia Lai have only collected 4 points from their away games in the V-League, after 0-4-3 (7 played). It's looking increasingly bleak for Hoang Anh Gia Lai who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Ho Chi Minh City was the last time a defeat was avoided. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Hoang's last three away games as they have all been lost.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai failed to get anything from their last game, a V-League home match vs Sai Gon that ended with defeat 2-4. Prior to that match, the Hoang manager T. Lee faced defeat when travelling to Than Quang Ninh and losing 1-3.
As you can tell from the result, the match against Sai Gon was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today?
The schedule is very tough for Hoang now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A V-League game at Binh Duong is waiting in only four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Hoang Anh Gia Lai as they have only managed to score 5 times from 7 away games in the league. Hoang's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 12 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Hoang Anh Gia Lai - Minh 5-2. Last nine meetings between the teams: Minh won five, Hoang Anh Gia Lai won three and one draw. six games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Trần 12 goals |  V. Nguyễn 9 goals | C. Walsh 7 goals |
Ho Chi Minh City missing players
Hoang Anh Gia Lai missing players
| Ho Chi Minh City | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 24 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 7 | 21 |
| 22 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 19 | 31 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 88% |
| 65% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 71% |
| 59% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | 53% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 12% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 24% |
| 41% | 38% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 53% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 29% |
| 41% | 38% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 | 97 | 38 | Total Shots | T S | 23 | 57 | 114 |
| 70 | 40 | 15 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 24 | 54 |
| 34% | 30% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 29% | 39% |
- Ho Chi Minh City has the most scored goals (23) in V-League
- Ho Chi Minh City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ho Chi Minh City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Hoang Anh Gia Lai have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hoang Anh Gia Lai have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hoang Anh Gia Lai have yet to win a game away.
- Hoang Anh Gia Lai is in the worst form (1-0-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sai Gon | 13 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 2 | Viettel | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | Than Quang Ninh | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 21 |
| 4 | Ha Noi | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | Ho Chi Minh City | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 20 |
| 6 | Binh Duong | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| 7 | Hoang Anh Gia Lai | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 8 | Hong Linh Ha Tinh | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 18 |
| 9 | Da Nang | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| 10 | FLC Thanh Hoa | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 15 |
| 11 | Song Lam Nghe An | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | -6 | 15 |
| 12 | Nam Dinh | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 17 | -9 | 13 |
| 13 | Hai Phong | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 13 |
| 14 | Quang Nam | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -15 | 9 |